Brighton, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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21%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

56%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Brighton	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$23,542	$28,872	$29,829
Median household income	$52,188	$54,570	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$62,500	$66,527	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$36,250	$30,828	$35,192
Median earnings male	$36,406	$37,409	$36,919
Median earnings female	$21,154	$25,115	$26,250
Unemployment rate	7.3%	3.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	17.8%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Brighton is 21% lower than the national average
The median household income in Brighton is 6% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Brighton is 56% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Brighton is 18% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$34,788 $52,188 $104,376

City

$36,376 $54,570 $109,140

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Brighton median earnings by income bracket

Brighton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.9%	13.9%
Manufacturing sector	28.9%	28.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	5.0%	5.0%
Public administration	1.7%	1.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.1%	6.1%
Education, health & social services	9.4%	9.4%
Other	33.9%	33.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pleasant Plain, IA	101	$100,069	80.9%
Westwood, IA	71	$98,750	78.5%
Lockridge, IA	764	$86,136	55.7%
Maharishi Vedic City, IA	486	$69,688	26.0%
Olds, IA	166	$68,438	23.7%
Brighton, IA	688	$52,188	5.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bainbridge, IN	688	$49,750	10.1%
Ponemah, MN	688	$31,019	43.9%
Thaxton, MS	688	$66,146	19.6%
Micro, NC	688	$26,813	51.5%
Scio, NY	688	$43,438	21.5%
Brighton, IA	688	$52,188	5.7%

Source: The Brighton, IA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).